The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3204
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 | 101.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.29° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.66° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.48° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.