The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2106
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:03 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2264
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 84.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.98° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.51° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| 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.