The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2144
Waxing Crescent
12.5% 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
11:11 AM
9:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2744
Events on this date
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.83° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.18° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.