The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2062
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
8:22 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1722
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.41° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.56° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.