The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 1998
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 43.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.02° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.44° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.