The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2135
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
3:40 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.66° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.72° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.