The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2103
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
10:36 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 55.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.92° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.62° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.