The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
3:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 492
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.43° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.74° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.