The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
6:33 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.49° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.37° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.