The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2119
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:39 AM
8:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2427
Events on this date
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° 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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.98° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.45° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.