The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 1963
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
3:55 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.63° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.11° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.