The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 1959
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
4:20 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 455
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -1.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.91° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.02° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.