The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2159
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
11:41 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.89° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.59° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.