The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2051
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1583
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.33° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.32° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.