The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 2084
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
8:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1995
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.91° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.47° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.4° |
| 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.