The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 1978
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
11:44 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.81° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.42° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.