The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 29, 2166
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
8:10 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 355.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.80° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.01° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.4° |
| 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.