The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2027
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
6:48 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1295
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.30° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.63° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| 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.