The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 10, 1962
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
10:33 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 483
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.08° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.43° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.