The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 1, 2136
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
8:18 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 1.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.48° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.48° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.