The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1959
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
12:46 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 267.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.20° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.09° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.