The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2102
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2214
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.06° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.66° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.