The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2095
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2128
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.61° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.79° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.