The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 10, 2187
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
6:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3266
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.54° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.59° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.