The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
4:57 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 340.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 198.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.30° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.65° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.