The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 11, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.61° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.21° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.