The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2162
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
3:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2956
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 | 324.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.21° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.87° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.