The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
6:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1114
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 | 12.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.91° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.90° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.