The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2191
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
9:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 203.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.55° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.33° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.