The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 29, 2177
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
12:04 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3152
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.50° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.01° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.