The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
4:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 138.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.34° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.00° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.