The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 1963
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
9:46 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.71° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.33° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.