The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 30, 2029
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
2:32 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.76° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.20° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.68° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.