The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 2105
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.98° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.26° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.