The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2078
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
3:58 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1917
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.18° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.65° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.