The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2154
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
3:46 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 341.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.42° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.