The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
84.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
4:21 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.0%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 907
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 | 132.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.32° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.66° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.