The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2026
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
12:16 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.86° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.50° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.