The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
5:24 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.58° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.08° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.