The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2019
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
10:47 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1188
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 | 61.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.35° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.01° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.