The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 1963
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
12:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.25° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.05° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| 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.