The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 2057
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
7:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1668
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.34° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.51° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.