The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 1946
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
12:02 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 285
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 | 88.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.00° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.12° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.