The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:10 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 15.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.32° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.47° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.