The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2173
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
3:42 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3092
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.17° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.32° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.