The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2183
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
2:19 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.88° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.45° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.