The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 1993
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 48.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.97° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.70° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.