The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
4:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.7° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.08° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.73° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| 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.