The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2072
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
11:09 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / 1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.64° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.11° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.