The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2027
Waning Crescent
42.4% 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
3:08 AM
1:34 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 278.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.06° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.73° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.