The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1974
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 46.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.88° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.02° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.