The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 2168
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
6:19 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 344.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.80° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.79° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.