The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
9:49 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1151
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.07° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.78° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.