The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 2152
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
7:42 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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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 | 355.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.40° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.78° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 25.2° |
| 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.