The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 2150
New Moon
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
2:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2811
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.38° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.51° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.