The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2041
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
9:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1470
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.76° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.17° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.