The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 1908
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
1:34 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -183
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.42° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.05° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.