The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2152
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:32 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2842
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 161.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -9.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.67° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.74° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.