The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 223
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 | 170.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.82° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| 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.