The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2063
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
9:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.73° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.75° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.