The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2114
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:28 AM
8:08 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2365
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.95° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.63° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 343.7° |
| 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.