The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2021
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:00 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1212
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.79° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.06° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.