The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2153
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
9:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 206.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.66° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.89° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.