The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 1904
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
1:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -235
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 230.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.22° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.61° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.