The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 13, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
3:26 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.41° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.42° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.