The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2129
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 | 258.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.85° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.67° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.