The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2155
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
6:39 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.59° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.53° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.