The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 1929
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
8:46 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 84
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.57° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.89° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.