The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
4:04 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1076
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.06° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.12° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.