The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2091
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:08 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2081
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 | 357.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.48° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.04° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.60° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 8.1° |
| 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.