The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% 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
1:15 PM
3:23 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1559
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 49.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.56° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.47° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.