The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2075
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
8:34 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1884
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.28° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.28° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.