The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
5:41 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 87
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 | 148.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 23.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.27° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.63° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.