The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 13, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
12:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.36° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.44° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.