The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
2:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1324
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.54° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.25° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.