The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 2048
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
12:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 295.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.42° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.02° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.