The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
5:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2437
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 25.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.85° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.27° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.