The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Waxing Crescent

5.4% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
76°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
5.4%
Age
1.9 days
Distance
360,900 km
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1266

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 Sun26.32°
Phase angle153.21°
Illuminated fraction5.37%
Altitude / azimuth47.1° / 94.1°
Right ascension / declination4h 12m / 26.04°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude65.91° / 4.82°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.17° / -5.80°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude157.30° / 1.06°
Position angle of the axis350.3°
Position angle of the bright limb251.3°
Apparent magnitude-6.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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