The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2122
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.14° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.34° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.