The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2171
Waning Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
3:18 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3071
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 216.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.50° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.19° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.