The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2074
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 36.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.59° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.44° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.