The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 1932
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
10:25 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 112
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 | 55.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.96° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.33° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.