The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2038
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.73° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.03° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.