The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1963
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
12:30 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.57° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.46° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.