The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2073
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:51 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.25° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.54° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.