The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 29, 1957
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:22 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 424
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.16° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.01° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.