The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 24, 2029
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
10:04 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.17° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.69° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.