The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1963
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 499
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 | 78.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.03° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.33° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.95° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.