The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 2, 2134
New Moon
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
3:23 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2613
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 50.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.63° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.63° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.