The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 10, 2103
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
8:07 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.32° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.99° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.