The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2063
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
8:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.95° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.93° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.