The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1974
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
2:31 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 635
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.54° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.53° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.