The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2163
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:46 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2978
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.21° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.00° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.