The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2056
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
2:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 | 306.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.30° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.70° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.