The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2187
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
8:19 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 32.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.15° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.22° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.