The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2015
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:19 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1141
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 | 358.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.61° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.61° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.