The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2063
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
11:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.46° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.40° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.