The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2053
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
8:18 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.54° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.79° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.8° |
| 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.