The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2049
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
12:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1559
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.47° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.93° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.