The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 10, 2136
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2635
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.90° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.77° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.