The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2066
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.47° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.0° |
| 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.