The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2029
Last Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
12:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1314
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.22° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.