The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 1997
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
12:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 919
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.59° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.72° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.