The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2167
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
9:11 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3028
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.98° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.00° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.