The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 2100
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
4:30 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2199
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.12° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.08° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.