The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2017
Waxing Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1167
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 | 44.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.98° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.64° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.