The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
3:17 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.68° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.59° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.