The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1962
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
3:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -10.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.77° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.18° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.