The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2090
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:25 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2069
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 | 358.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.30° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.78° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.5° |
| 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.