The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2154
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
2:45 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2857
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.79° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.34° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.