The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1917
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
1:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -70
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 14.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.06° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.21° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.