The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 1962
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
7:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 494
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.34° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.52° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.