The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 13, 2195
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
7:46 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3365
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.81° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.70° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.