The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2161
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 47.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.44° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.18° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.