The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 1947
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 64.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.37° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.67° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.