The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2079
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
6:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 335.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.91° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.71° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.