The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2147
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:03 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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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 | 354.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.59° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.21° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.