The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 1990
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
1:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 833
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.52° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.79° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.