The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 2152
Waxing Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2833
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 75.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.24° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.53° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.