The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 1976
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:52 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 660
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.03° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.19° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.