The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1963
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
5:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 502
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.54° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.35° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.