The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2021
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
6:01 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1213
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 162.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.15° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.37° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.