The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 1995
New Moon
0.0% 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
6:31 AM
8:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 894
Events on this date
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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.
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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.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.38° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.