The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 29, 2027
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
6:15 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1297
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.28° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.2° |
| 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.