The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2096
First Quarter
52.4% 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
12:50 PM
3:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2144
Events on this date
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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 | 92.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 53.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.99° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.53° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.