The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2129
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
8:14 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2551
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.25° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.03° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.3° |
| 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.