The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2198
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
8:31 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 10.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.85° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.95° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.5° |
| 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.