The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
3:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 43.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.85° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.77° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.