The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 1945
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
4:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 272
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 189.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.28° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.66° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.