The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2151
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:46 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2820
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 | 304.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.50° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.39° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.