The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 1937
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
3:04 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 183
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.67° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.27° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.