The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1993
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 869
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.91° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.52° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| 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.