The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 1903
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
7:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -243
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 159.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.24° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.4° |
| 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.