The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2111
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
8:24 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2329
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.83° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.90° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.