The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1971
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
12:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 598
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 | 59.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.89° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.76° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.