The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1964
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
8:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.47° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.65° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.