The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 10, 2178
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
11:24 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3154
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.28° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.23° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.