The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
4:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 135.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.14° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.48° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.