The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1954
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
4:52 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 387
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.74° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.83° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.