The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1957
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
3:39 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 423
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 | 319.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.04° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.91° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.