The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2010
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
10:13 PM
6:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 194.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.03° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.46° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.