The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2151
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
2:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.53° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.57° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.