The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 1992
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
11:08 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 854
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.14° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.33° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.