The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 1963
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
9:29 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.36° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.94° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.