The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2073
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:47 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -4.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.08° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.36° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.