The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 1974
Waning Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
11:14 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 631
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 | 237.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 276.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / -0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.37° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.22° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.