The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 2020
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
7:47 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1200
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:07 PM, is deepest at 2:10 PM and ends at 4:12 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.62° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.