The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
5:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 500
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.49° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.18° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.