The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
2:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 | 115.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.97° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.56° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.