The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% 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
3:54 PM
4:54 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.47° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.25° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.