The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
2:14 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1643
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 | 116.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.51° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.85° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.