The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 11, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
5:20 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 792
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 | 143.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 28.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.04° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.54° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.