The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2103
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2230
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.70° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.52° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| 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.