The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1769
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.54° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.67° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.