The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 10, 2005
New Moon
0.3% 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
8:27 AM
5:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 356,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1015
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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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 | 2.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.53° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.61° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.