The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 2046
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
6:45 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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 Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -4.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.46° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.43° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.