The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2067
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
2:29 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1781
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.78° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.16° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.