The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, January 10, 2064

Last Quarter

54.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
42°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
54.9%
Age
21.9 days
Distance
371,200 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1744

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun264.45°
Phase angle84.32°
Illuminated fraction54.95%
Altitude / azimuth-6.4° / 262.8°
Right ascension / declination12h 48m / -9.43°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude194.69° / -3.95°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.03° / 5.94°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-80.72° / -0.89°
Position angle of the axis22.0°
Position angle of the bright limb113.6°
Apparent magnitude-10.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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