The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2106
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
4:10 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 307.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 219.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.05° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.62° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.