The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 13, 2184
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:35 AM
5:55 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3229
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.38° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.21° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 191.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.