The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2027
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
8:16 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.20° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.85° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.