The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 2012
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
7:47 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 340.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.89° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.