The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1979
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
11:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 38.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.67° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.24° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.