The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2097
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
4:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 349.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.03° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.46° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.