The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2000
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:32 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 302.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.05° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.