The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2046
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 1.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.94° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.88° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.3° |
| 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.