The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2181
Waning Crescent
9.9% 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
4:57 AM
2:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 323.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 210.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.36° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.67° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.