The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2040
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
4:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.96° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.23° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.8° |
| 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.