The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2130
New Moon
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2563
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.29° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.23° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.