The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2086
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
2:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 | 323.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.58° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.97° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.