The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
8:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1000
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 | 57.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.84° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.27° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.