The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 2016
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
7:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1151
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 | 21.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.93° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.15° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.