The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2081
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
7:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 149.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.37° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.38° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.