The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2138
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.12° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.26° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.6° |
| 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.