The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2000
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
7:42 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 961
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 Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 147.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.73° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.28° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.7° |
| 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.