The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
12:52 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 503
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.85° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.63° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.