The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
12:32 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1507
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 | 97.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.41° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.07° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.