The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
6:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.90° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.19° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.