The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 2106
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
7:22 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 3.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.61° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.11° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.7° |
| 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.