The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 29, 2071
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:07 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 147.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.73° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.40° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.