The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2085
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:05 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2008
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.98° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.98° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.