The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
6:16 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 52
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 6.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.29° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.18° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.