The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 1920
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
8:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -34
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.10° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.03° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.