The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2066
Waxing Crescent
22.6% 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
9:57 AM
12:33 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1773
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.31° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.79° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.