The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2077
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
2:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1909
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.50° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.33° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.