The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
3:58 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 108.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.02° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.08° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.