The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 2016
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
12:27 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.92° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.23° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.51° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.