The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 1964
Waning Crescent
9.2% 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
5:05 AM
3:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 507
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 | 324.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.40° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.81° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.