The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2119
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
7:07 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2425
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 | 18.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.18° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.95° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.