The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2049
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1562
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.63° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.39° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.