The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 2156
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:15 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 12.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.27° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.40° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.