The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2082
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
8:24 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.25° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.42° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.