The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
83.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
4:48 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 6.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.56° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.45° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| 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.