The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2052
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:17 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.55° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.18° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.