The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 1935
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
6:42 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 159
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 151.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.42° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.97° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.