The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 28, 1962
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:48 AM
6:05 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.59° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.03° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.