The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2059
Waning Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
3:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 286.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.74° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.56° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.