The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2151
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
8:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2823
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.62° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.72° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 8.7° |
| 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.