The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 1962
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.49° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.39° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.