The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2020
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
8:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1200
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 | 191.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.82° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.47° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.