The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
5:15 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1259
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.64° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.27° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.