The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2057
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:23 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.64° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.22° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.