The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2159
Waning Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 295.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 233.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.98° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.92° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.