The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 10, 2173
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
1:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3092
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 218.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.23° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.95° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.