The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2130
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2561
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 | 36.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.88° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.47° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.