The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2010
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:44 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.32° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.50° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.9° |
| 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.