The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1946
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
12:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 287
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 | 289.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.39° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.46° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.