The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 1990
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
8:22 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 829
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 | 186.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 342.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.68° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.