The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 2133
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
8:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2601
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.12° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.82° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.