The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2068
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.88° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.13° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.