The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 27, 1977
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 671
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.39° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.41° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.