The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2138
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
7:15 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2660
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 | 19.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.32° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.14° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.