The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
1:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.6° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.38° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.80° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.