The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2152
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
11:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2833
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 | 64.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.28° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.70° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.