The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 2078
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
5:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1917
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.58° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.16° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.