The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 2040
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
8:23 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.39° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.13° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.