The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
5:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 223
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.70° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.