The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
5:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 156.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 1.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.13° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.69° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.