The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 1963
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
12:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 497
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.34° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.21° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.35° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| 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.