The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1908
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
6:26 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 5.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.96° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.62° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.