The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
12:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 284.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.03° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.75° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.