The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 10, 2171
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
9:56 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.88° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.23° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.