The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2177
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:10 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 13.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.30° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.51° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.