The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2168
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:38 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.29° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.67° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| 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.