The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2103
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.28° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.11° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.