The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1962
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
7:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 489
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.53° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.06° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.