The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2162
Waning Crescent
3.9% 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
6:03 AM
3:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2956
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 195.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.91° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.05° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.