The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2183
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
9:49 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.30° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.90° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.