The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 13, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.41° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.74° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.