The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 1963
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
6:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.30° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.00° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.