The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 2044
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.53° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.50° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.