The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 2003
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:28 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 5.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.73° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.87° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.