The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1981
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
3:09 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 297.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.90° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.21° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.