The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2058
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
2:09 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1674
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.77° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.14° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.