The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 1973
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
7:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 626
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 Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.88° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.81° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.