The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2163
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
12:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 10.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.82° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.