The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1984
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
7:04 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 758
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 167.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.60° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.12° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.