The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 1930
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
9:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.48° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.14° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.