The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1925
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:33 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 29
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.81° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.33° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.