The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 2098
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:22 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2165
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.01° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.