The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 12, 2156
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
10:31 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.39° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.70° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.