The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2338
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.89° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.69° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.