The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2184
Waning Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
9:17 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3232
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 | 222.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.61° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.12° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.