The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2045
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
12:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1509
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 | 299.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.80° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.41° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.