The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2031
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.90° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.91° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.