The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2075
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1880
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 | 303.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.36° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.52° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.