The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2092
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
9:36 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2091
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.51° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.90° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.