The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 1963
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
11:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.15° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.19° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.