The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 2075
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
12:42 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1880
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 277.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.89° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.18° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.