The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2186
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
12:25 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.88° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.91° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.