The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2038
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
12:31 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 5.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.62° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 7.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.87° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.