The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2177
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.80° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.75° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 162.3° |
| 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.