The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2026
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 292.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.92° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.60° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.