The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 1954
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:07 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 384
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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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 | 85.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.91° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.62° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.