The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 2171
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.97° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.72° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.