The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2040
Waning Gibbous
91.4% 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
11:50 PM
8:16 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 214.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.15° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.66° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.