The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2048
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
7:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.93° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.06° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.