The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 1996
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
9:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 913
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 | 218.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.81° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.98° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.