The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2079
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
7:43 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.23° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.