The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1361
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.47° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.42° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.