The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2094
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
2:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2115
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.35° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.49° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.