The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2043
Waning Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
9:44 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 | 238.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 250.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.94° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.48° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.