The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
6:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 340.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.94° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.71° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.