The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2002
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
8:24 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 214.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.45° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.06° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.