The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2038
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
6:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 352.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 161.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -6.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.25° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.27° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.