The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 11, 2182
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:25 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3204
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.55° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.63° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.