The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1940
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
1:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 214
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.00° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.49° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.