The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 1940
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
4:56 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 220
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -6.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.02° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.43° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.