The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2175
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
10:44 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 243.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.63° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.48° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.