The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2063
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:11 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1732
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.90° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.07° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.