The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 29, 2131
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:11 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.04° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.99° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.