The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 2101
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
10:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2206
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.36° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.53° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.