The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.00° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.56° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.