The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1991
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
6:34 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 845
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 | 189.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.91° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.