The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2058
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
9:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1670
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 | 211.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 316.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.75° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.18° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.