The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 12, 2179
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
10:21 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 52.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.28° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.55° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.