The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 1982
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
8:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 730
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 | 192.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.23° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.