The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 1904
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
7:05 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -232
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 6.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.95° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.84° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.9° |
| 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.