The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 2143
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 334.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.14° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.24° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.