The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2133
Waxing Crescent
2.6% 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
9:31 AM
7:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2608
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.99° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.67° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.