The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 29, 2128
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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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 | 1.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.55° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.62° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.