The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2039
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
9:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1435
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 | 206.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 321.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.53° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.41° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.