The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2011
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
12:50 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1089
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 | 92.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.65° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.20° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.