The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 1913
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
10:34 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -123
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 | 57.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.33° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.96° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| 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.