The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1993
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:21 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 870
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 61.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.14° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.71° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.