The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 1942
Last Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
12:30 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 235
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -6.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.69° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.89° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.