The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 1973
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
7:49 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 629
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 | 40.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.65° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.34° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.