The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2084
Waxing Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
11:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1992
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 | 65.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.37° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.67° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.24° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.