The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
2:51 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.26° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.36° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.