The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2031
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:10 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.62° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.31° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.