The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2042
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
11:01 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.67° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.21° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.