The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
4:48 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 27.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.91° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.85° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.