The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
3:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 122.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.02° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.78° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.