The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2143
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
1:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2721
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.22° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.87° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.