The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 29, 2174
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
8:47 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3115
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 | 44.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.47° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.09° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.