The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2103
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
11:47 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 68.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.45° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.