The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
7:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1497
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.05° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.05° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.