The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 29, 2023
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
8:51 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1247
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.68° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.