The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, October 29, 2077

Waxing Gibbous

95.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
–
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.2%
Age
12.7 days
Distance
359,100 km
Apparent size
33.3′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1915

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 Sun154.95°
Phase angle25.26°
Illuminated fraction95.22%
Altitude / azimuth-49.1° / 4.9°
Right ascension / declination0h 50m / 1.14°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude11.83° / -3.84°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.05° / 5.58°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude24.07° / 0.59°
Position angle of the axis338.1°
Position angle of the bright limb237.7°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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