The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2097
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
3:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2152
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.00° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.27° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.