The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 1991
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
1:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 262.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.04° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.41° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.