The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
6:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2944
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 161.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 10.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.43° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.95° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.