The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
6:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2521
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 356.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.58° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.39° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.