The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 2038
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:03 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1425
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.66° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.36° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.