The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2116
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
7:57 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 211.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.12° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.48° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.