The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
6:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 792
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.90° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.40° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.