The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, January 13, 2033

Waxing Gibbous

96.4% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
96.4%
Age
12.3 days
Distance
390,400 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Orion
Lunation number
1361

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun158.57°
Phase angle21.83°
Illuminated fraction96.41%
Altitude / azimuth-30.3° / 14.2°
Right ascension / declination6h 10m / 18.84°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude92.41° / -4.57°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.04° / 6.79°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude26.29° / 1.56°
Position angle of the axis0.5°
Position angle of the bright limb257.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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