The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2172
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 71.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.25° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.71° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.