The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2063
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.23° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.