The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 2185
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
6:39 AM
8:08 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3244
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° 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 | 354.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.85° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.