The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 1980
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
12:25 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 705
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 | 272.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.98° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.31° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| 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.