The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 10, 1927
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:17 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 50
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.71° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.93° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.