The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 1962
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
6:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.67° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.82° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.