The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 2162
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2956
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.38° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.69° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.