The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2143
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
6:36 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:13 AM, is deepest at 4:55 AM and ends at 6:38 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.06° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.