The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 1984
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
7:13 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 758
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.38° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.86° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.