The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
5:33 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 557
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 | 145.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.17° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.18° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.