The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2081
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
5:00 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 325.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 08m / -2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.88° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.49° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.