The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
10:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 953
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 | 55.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -8.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.20° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.81° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| 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.