The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2026
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
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
8:54 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.02° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.15° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.7° |
| 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.