The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 2027
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:38 AM
8:03 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1289
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.62° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.69° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| 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.