The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 13, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
6:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 163.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.56° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.37° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.