The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2171
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
10:56 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 62.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -6.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.10° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.06° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.