The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 2179
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
11:18 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / 3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.14° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.37° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.