The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2117
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
6:27 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.16° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.13° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.