The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1918
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
8:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -58
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 | 217.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.43° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.68° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.