The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1973
Waning Crescent
13.7% 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
4:22 AM
5:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 316.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.02° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.63° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.