The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2030
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
7:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 3.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.94° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.69° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.4° |
| 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.