The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
8:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 955
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.01° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.05° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.