The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 1934
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
2:05 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 319.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.46° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.88° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.