The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2019
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
8:24 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.99° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.25° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.9° |
| 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.