The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 1963
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
5:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 4:32 PM, is deepest at 6:02 PM and ends at 7:32 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.97° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.