The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
10:32 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 18.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.55° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.93° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.