The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2142
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 48.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.71° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.00° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.