What is Moon Phase 13 January 2023?

Moon Phase 13 January 2023 is Waning Gibbous. In this article you will get what current moob phase 13 January 2023 Friday and that name, the moon illumination percentage and the age of the moon.

This is the first phase of the moon after the period of Full Moon. Because the January full moon happens on the date of January 6 2023.

After that Full Moon this is the first phase and the name is Waning Gibbous Phase. Full moon illumination decreases day by day until it reaches 50% this is called the Last Quarter phase of the Moon.

Moon Phase 13 January 2023 – Moon Age

Today the moon age is 20.62 days old and the illumination part of the moon is 71.23%. The tilt of the moon is -259.754°.

The approximate distance from the planet Earth to the moon in the galaxy is 397,922.48 km.

Today’s moon sign is Virgo.

Waning Gibbous Phase

The waning gibbous phase moon will rise after the daily sunset in the direction of East, It will transit to the meridian place after midnight and after sunrise in the west.

During this waning gibbous phase the illumination of the moon will go down from the 99 percent to 50.1 percent. The moon phase starts after the Full Moon has passed, but it is difficult to calculate and also differentiate the first stage of the moon Waning Gibbous Moon from the 99% illumination of the Full Moon.

The word Gibbous, which was used in the 14th century, comes from the Latin word. Gibbous means humpbacked.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are a total of 8 lunar phases. 4 major lunar phases and 4 minor lunar phases.

4 Major Lunar Phases

Full Moon

New Moon

First Quarter

Last Quarter

4 Minor Lunar Phases

Waning Gibbous

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

The upcoming moon phases of the January is

Last Quarter Moon phase

New Moon Phase

First Quarter Moon Phase

The Last Quarter moon phase will come on 15th January 2023.

The New Moon in January will come on 21st January 2023.

The First Quarter Moon Phase will come on 28th January 2023.

These are all the important Moon phases in the month of January 2023.

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