The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
4:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 127.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 38.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 2.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.44° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.47° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.