The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 1913
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
7:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.92° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.60° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.