The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, January 11, 2032

Waning Crescent

2.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
2.1%
Age
28.3 days
Distance
359,700 km
Apparent size
33.2′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1348

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

  2. Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun343.97°
Phase angle163.51°
Illuminated fraction2.06%
Altitude / azimuth29.2° / 188.1°
Right ascension / declination18h 21m / -19.57°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude275.00° / 3.77°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.76° / -4.03°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-167.51° / 1.36°
Position angle of the axis358.9°
Position angle of the bright limb97.8°
Apparent magnitude-5.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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