The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1903
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
9:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.51° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.77° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.