The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2108
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
6:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.67° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.24° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.