The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 25, 1963
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 504
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.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.86° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.93° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.