The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2029
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
8:52 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.15° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.74° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.