The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2170
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.66° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.39° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.