The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
4:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 147.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 18.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.66° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.67° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.