The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 29, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
5:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3090
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 | 155.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 4.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.79° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.41° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.