The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
6:07 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 342.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.78° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.45° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.