The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 11, 1948
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
5:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 310
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.60° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.84° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.