The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1958
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:38 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 443
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 330.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.10° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.40° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.