The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2162
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
6:40 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:40 AM, is deepest at 4:11 AM and ends at 5:42 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.13° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.