The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2116
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
3:33 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 277.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.35° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.80° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.