The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 1936
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.69° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.91° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| 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.