The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2092
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
7:55 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2093
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 145.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 2.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.20° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.08° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.