The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1163
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 | 169.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 1.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.17° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.39° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| 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.