The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 10, 2040
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 311.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.00° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.67° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.