The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 1927
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
1:28 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 52
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.84° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.86° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| 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.