The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2098
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
6:51 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2168
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 7.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.01° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.54° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.