The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 1986
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
7:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 780
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.11° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.03° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.