The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 1927
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
8:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 60
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 | 44.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.64° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.29° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.