The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1930
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 97
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.04° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.18° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.