The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 12, 2198
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
11:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3402
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 | 62.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.79° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.73° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.