The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 1965
First Quarter
48.4% 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
12:18 PM
12:04 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 520
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 | 87.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.24° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.32° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.