The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1947
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
6:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 307
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.79° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.