The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 27, 1955
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
11:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 399
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.73° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.31° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.