The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2086
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
2:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2026
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.72° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.72° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.