The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 1943
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:22 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -10.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.50° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.14° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.