The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 2078
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
3:06 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1917
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 200.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.14° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.46° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.