The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2138
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2660
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.09° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.33° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.