The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2173
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
7:18 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 202.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.89° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.73° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.