The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2160
Waning Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
2:01 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 236.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.11° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.93° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.