The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 1916
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:04 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -86
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.02° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.20° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.