The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 1927
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
9:19 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 52
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.95° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.93° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.