The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
6:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1015
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.85° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.42° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.