The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 2101
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
12:06 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2212
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.09° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.05° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.