The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2160
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
6:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2942
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 156.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.32° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.47° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.