The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2018
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:50 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1175
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.95° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.09° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.