The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1929
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
2:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 77
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.67° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.81° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.