The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2057
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / -0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.36° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 7.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.38° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.