The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 29, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
6:12 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 166.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.96° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.26° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.