The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2040
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
3:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 339.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -25.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.78° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.04° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.