The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 29, 2102
Waning Gibbous
87.0% 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
8:51 PM
11:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2224
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 | 222.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 307.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.04° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.33° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.