The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2180
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.77° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.36° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.