The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2074
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:02 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.02° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.