The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 29, 2171
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
7:00 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 150.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.76° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.25° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.