The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 29, 2006
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
11:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1037
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.80° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.17° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.