The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2072
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
12:55 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.12° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.57° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.