The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
12:15 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 703
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.82° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.34° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.