The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
1:54 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1055
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.31° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.41° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.14° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| 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.