The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 1981
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
10:19 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 718
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 | 54.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.08° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.62° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.