The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2159
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 4.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.79° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.93° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.