The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2166
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
10:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3016
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.38° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.44° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.