The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 1927
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.72° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.05° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.