The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2192
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
2:43 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3327
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 | 328.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.03° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.95° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.