The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 1941
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
6:53 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 225
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 167.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.27° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.