The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 1999
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
1:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 940
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 | 303.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.82° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.46° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.