The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2072
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:33 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 1.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.46° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.97° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.8° |
| 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.