The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2137
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
9:00 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.45° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.81° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.