The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 1992
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
12:09 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 85.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.06° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.00° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.