The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1980
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
12:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 715
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 | 258.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.78° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.