The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
11:48 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 668
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.82° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.75° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.