The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2062
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
7:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1720
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 | 21.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.49° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.01° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.