The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2069
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
7:14 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1816
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:49 PM, is deepest at 11:32 PM and ends at 1:15 AM. Totality lasts from 10:49 PM to 12:16 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.96° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.