The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 2146
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
7:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2759
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.81° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.62° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.