The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2073
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 | 276.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.72° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.70° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.