The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 1953
Waning Crescent
11.1% 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
5:14 AM
2:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 371
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 | 321.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.55° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.68° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.