The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
6:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 169.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 1.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.13° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.