The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 1963
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
7:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.79° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.32° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.