The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2153
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
10:16 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2845
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 306.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.00° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.02° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.