The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 10, 1962
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
12:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.41° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.91° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.85° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.