The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2158
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2911
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 13.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.41° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.32° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.