The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2141
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
1:14 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2700
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 | 273.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.01° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.13° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.