The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 1963
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.03° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.