The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2010
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:06 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1077
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.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.61° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.09° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.