The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 1942
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
1:51 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 235
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 | 302.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.20° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.22° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.