The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2001
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 969
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 | 76.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.66° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.35° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.