The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -12
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 | 167.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.27° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.