The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 2174
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
6:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3108
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 337.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.91° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.34° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.