The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 2199
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3418
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.33° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.78° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.