The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 1962
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
9:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 492
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.07° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.