The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
10:19 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 53.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -3.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.40° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.49° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.