The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2131
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 4.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.41° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.93° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.