The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2141
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:19 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2697
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 | 52.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.67° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.99° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.