The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2136
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
12:53 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 94.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 10.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.75° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.61° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.