The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2122
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
10:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.26° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.81° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.