The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2132
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:54 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2588
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.79° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.48° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.