The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2148
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2793
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.82° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.