The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 2086
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
1:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2016
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.21° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.61° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.