The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 1914
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
8:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -108
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.49° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.86° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.