The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2108
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2288
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.75° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.38° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| 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.