The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2074
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
8:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1868
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 343.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.15° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.14° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.