The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2104
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
12:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.10° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.85° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.39° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.