The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 1984
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
9:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.91° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.86° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.