The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 1973
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
1:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 619
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.59° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.64° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.