The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2087
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
12:12 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2029
Events on this date
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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 | 86.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.67° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.32° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.