The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2160
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:38 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 | 44.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.63° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.37° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.