The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2056
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
6:47 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 320.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.56° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 357.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.