The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2099
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.15° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.61° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 170.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.