The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 10, 2085
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
7:38 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:06 PM, is deepest at 5:29 PM and ends at 7:52 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 352.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.59° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.