The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2035
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
5:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1398
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.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.91° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.82° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.