The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 2060
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
12:27 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1695
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 | 92.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.45° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.65° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.