The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2176
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:32 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.30° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.12° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.2° |
| 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.