The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2024
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
6:53 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.65° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.62° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.