The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2029
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
8:08 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1321
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 337.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.50° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.6° |
| 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.