The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2028
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:44 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 58.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.65° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.19° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.