The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
2:56 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2249
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 51.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.04° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.01° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.