The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
12:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 770
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 | 67.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.51° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.04° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.