The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2142
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:26 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 2.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.36° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.51° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.8° |
| 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.