The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 1, 2174
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:57 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3107
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.90° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| 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.