The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
8:18 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1299
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 | 187.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.55° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.00° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.