The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2152
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
3:33 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.95° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.59° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.