The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 12, 2200
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 309.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.79° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.29° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.