The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2054
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
9:09 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1621
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 | 40.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.40° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.35° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.