The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2054
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
12:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1624
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 241.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.41° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.89° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.