The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2148
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
8:23 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.06° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.83° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.