The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2143
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
8:51 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2725
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.66° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.26° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.7° |
| 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.