The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 1964
Waning Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
9:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 507
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.59° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.25° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.