The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 1915
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
12:56 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -89
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.80° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.40° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.