The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2127
Waning Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
9:12 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 221.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.45° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.69° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.