The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 1986
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
5:31 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 780
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.77° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.59° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.