The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2155
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
8:45 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2880
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.41° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.90° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.