The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2000
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
7:12 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 963
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 Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.63° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.88° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.