The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 1992
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
8:32 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 864
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 | 48.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.06° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.54° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.