The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 1918
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
2:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -52
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 3.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.23° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.46° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.