The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
5:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3241
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 24.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.80° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.35° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.