The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 10, 2000
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
9:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 953
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.63° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.98° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.