The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 1943
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.55° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.