The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 2083
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
11:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1989
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.06° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.71° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.