The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 2049
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
8:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1569
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 | 37.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.25° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.85° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.