The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 11, 2141
Waxing Crescent
11.8% 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
9:36 AM
9:14 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.56° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.17° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.