The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2063
Waxing Crescent
20.8% 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
10:45 AM
10:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.55° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.57° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.