The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 6.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.89° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.15° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.