The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
3:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 331.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.01° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.93° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.