The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1986
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
3:53 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 313.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.86° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.15° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.