The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2116
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
2:34 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2387
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.19° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.72° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.