The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2089
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
6:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2054
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 | 9.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 158.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -14.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.61° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.87° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.