The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2077
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
10:41 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1905
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.94° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.09° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.