The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 10, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
7:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3080
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 | 173.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.85° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.