The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2006
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:08 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 24.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.49° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.11° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.