The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2120
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
8:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2440
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 | 357.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.19° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.