The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2085
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
8:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.22° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.36° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.