The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 792
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 5.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.76° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.27° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.