The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2149
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
8:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.98° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.67° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.