The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2116
Waning Crescent
4.6% 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
6:22 AM
3:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 335.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.26° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.90° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.