The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2169
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 5.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.48° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.31° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| 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.