The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 2040
Waning Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 287.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.84° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.93° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.