The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2132
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
1:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2585
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.07° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.59° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.