The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 1926
Waning Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
2:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 47
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 | 283.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.27° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.81° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.