The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 1982
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:34 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 30.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.78° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.16° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.