The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 2169
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
8:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3043
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:49 AM, is deepest at 3:37 AM and ends at 4:25 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.63° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.