The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
5:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2286
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 | 154.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 7.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 4.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.24° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.17° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.