The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2109
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.73° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.80° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.