The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 1903
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:41 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -245
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.69° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.63° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.