The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
83.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
3:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.5%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 132.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 42.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.61° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.96° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.