The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 2176
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
7:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 19.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 147.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.55° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.52° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.