The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2118
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:18 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° 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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.02° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.98° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.