The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 1986
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
6:46 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 15.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.12° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.22° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.