The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 503
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.74° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.87° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.