The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2117
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:00 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 85.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.70° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.40° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.