The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1965
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
6:31 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 523
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 176.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.83° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.30° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.