The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 2165
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
7:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2994
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.06° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.81° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.