The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2024
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
5:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.83° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.