The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2171
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:29 AM
8:23 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3071
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.46° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.40° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.