The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2173
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
4:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3092
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.50° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.52° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 28.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.