The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 1989
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
10:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 817
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 | 52.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.51° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.11° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.