The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
4:48 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 844
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.18° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.16° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.