The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2073
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:14 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.25° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.51° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.