The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2113
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2350
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.46° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.94° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.