The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2144
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
12:05 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2734
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.77° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.06° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.