The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2103
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.26° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.80° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.