The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
3:50 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 112.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 45.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.54° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.44° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.