The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 1963
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
12:49 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 502
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.13° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.32° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.