The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2050
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:54 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 3.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.83° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.74° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| 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.