The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2082
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
10:30 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 17.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.38° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.11° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.